It was the forty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, the eve of the Longwan ZTE.
This was the best of times. The Qi family army took the first step towards the modern army. The pedal reeling machine produced silk day and night in the southeast. It was powerful and wealthy.
This was also the worst era. The health system was collapsing due to corruption, land annexation was becoming more and more intense, and the cabinet was fighting for power. It was declining and dying.
When volleys of guns and artillery roared on the battlefields of Europe, when the Spanish Armada crossed the seas, when missionaries held Bibles in their hands and carried secret letters, they coveted the New World.
Qingyuan Wei Xiaoqi Chen Mu wore an iron helmet on his head and carried a gun on his shoulders. He looked at the sea and raised his chin high.
